Music: Popular Musicians
Groups and performers followed by an asterisk (*) are subjects of their own entries inThe Nineties in America.
Act Members Notable 1990’s Songs Notable Facts
Aaliyah “At Your Best (You Are
Love),” “Back and Forth,”
“The One I Gave My Heart
To”
Born Aaliyah Haughton,
Aaliyah starred in the films
Romeo Must Die(2000) and
Queen of the Damned(2002)
before dying in a plane crash
in 2001.Ace of Base Jenny Berggren, Jonas
Berggren, Linn Berggren,
Ulf Ekberg
“All That She Wants,” “Don’t
Turn Around,” “The Sign”The 1995 and 1997 editions of
The Guinness Book of World
Recordsidentify Ace of Base’s
albumThe Signas pop music’s
“Best-Selling Debut Album.”Aerosmith Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer,
Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad
Whitford
“Cryin’,” “Falling in Love (Is
Hard on the Knees),” “I
Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”Formed in 1970, Aerosmith
has been performing in its
original lineup longer than
any other active rock band.After 7 Kevon Edmonds, Melvin
Edmonds, Keith Mitchell
“Can’t Stop,” “Heat of the
Moment,” “Ready or Not”Kevon and Melvin Edmonds
are the brothers of the R&B
superstar Babyface.All-4-One Tony Borowiak, Jamie Jones,
Delious Kennedy, Alfred
Nevarez
“I Can Love You like That,”
“I Swear,” “So Much in Love”In 1994, All-4-One was
nominated for three Grammy
Awards and won two (Best
Pop Performance by a Duo or
Group with Vocal, Favorite
New Artist Soul/Rhythm and
Blues).Arrested Development Tim Barnwell, Rasa Don,
Montsho Eshe, Dionne
Farris, Baba Oje, Aerle
Taree, Todd “Speech”
Thomas
“Mr. Wendal,” “People
Everyday,” “Tennessee”Arrested Development’s debut
album (3 Years, 5 Months, and
2 Days in the Life of. .. ) was
voted the best album of 1991
in theVillage Voice’s “Pazz &
Jop” critics poll.Babyface “This Is for the Lover in
You,” “When Can I See You,”
“Whip Appeal”
Born Kenneth Edmonds,
Babyface received his
nickname from the legendary
funk bassist Bootsy Collins.Backstreet Boys Nick Carter, Howie
Dorough, Brian Littrell, A. J.
McLean, Kevin Richardson
“As Long As You Love Me,”
“Everybody (Backstreet’s
Back),” “I Want It That Way”The Backstreet Boys are the
highest-selling boy band of all
time.BLACKstreet Chauncey Hannibal, David
Hollister, Levi Little, Mark
Middleton, Teddy Riley, Eric
Williams
“Before I Let You Go,” “I Get
Lonely,” “No Diggity”Teddy Riley produced songs
for numerous performers,
including Bobby Brown,
Michael Jackson, and Keith
Sweat.